Alec R. Costandinos
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Alec R. Costandinos | |
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| Birth name | Alexandre Garbis Sarkis Kouyoumdjian |
| Born | 20 March 1944 Euro disco |
| Instrument(s) | Keys, vocals |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Labels | Casablanca Records |
Alec Rupen Costandinos, (born Alexandre Garbis Sarkis Kouyoumdjian on 20 March 1944 in
chanteuse Dalida. After writing Cerrone's "Love in C Minor" (1976), Costandinos was signed to Barclay Records. He released his first album, Love & Kisses in 1977, which featured the hit track "I Found Love (Now That I Found You)". Costandinos went on to release a number of wildly successful records under the prominent American disco label, Casablanca. His album, Romeo & Juliet has been credited for bringing the concept album to dance music.[2] He also wrote "Thank God It's Friday
", the theme track to the disco film by the same name.
Costandinos was involved as a writer in the development of many productions of
Philly sound
, classical and melodic Italian music.
Discography
- 1977 Romeo & Juliet (Casablanca)
- 1978 Hunchback of Notre Dame (Casablanca)
- 1978 Trocadero Bleu Citron (Casablanca)
- 1979 The Synchophonic Orchestra Featuring Alirol and Jacquet (Casablanca)
- 1979 Winds of Change (Casablanca)
- 1981 Americana (RCA)
With Love & Kisses
- 1977 Love and Kisses (Casablanca)
- 1978 How Much, How Much I Love You (Casablanca)
- 1979 You Must Be Love (Casablanca)
- 1982 Bap Bap/Right Here in My World (Disc'AZ)
With others
- 1977 Judas (as Sphinx) (Casablanca)
- 1977 Golden Tears (as Sumeria) (Casablanca)
- 1978 Trocadero Bleu Citron – Original Soundtrack (Casablanca)
- 1978 Paris Connection (Casablanca)
- 1979 Winds of Change – Original Soundtrack (Casablanca)
- 1980 John And Arthur Simms (Casablanca) The Birds of Paris
- 1981 Le Group (Disc'AZ)
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
- ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Biography: Alec R. Costandinos". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
- ^ "Alec R. Costandinos". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
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